I love these kinds of comparisons! My hubby and I traveled through France & Germany in the early nineties comparing the country to the old postcards from his grandfather. I look forward to seeing more!

Lovely. I wonder, was their ever a function to the coupala on the roof? Or was that ornamentation? Since form usually follows function, and since that thing was in the old card as well, I'm curious regarding why it was installed, probably with steps?